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Tuesday, 4 June 2013

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS CANCEL ALBUM RELEASE AND TOURING FOR 2013

In very, very sad news, it has been announced that Sharon Jones has been diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer. Thankfully, it's completely treatable, although does require surgery, and Ms Jones is expected to make a full recovery.

The scheduled August release of the new album by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 'Give The People What They Want' will not be released as planned, and subsequently announced 2013 tour dates have been cancelled.

The PR agency for Daptone Records has issued the following statement from Sharon Jones:

Over the last few weeks I haven’t felt good and I didn’t know
what was going on. We sadly had to cancel shows while I went
through a series of tests and short hospital stays. We just found
out that I have a stage-one tumor on my bile duct. Luckily we
caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it’s operable
and curable! I will be having surgery very soon and will have to
rest and recover. I’ll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and
friends updated on my progress. I’m looking forward to getting
back on the road to give the people what they want! Sharon
Jones

Sharon, we love you sincerely, we wish you a speedy recovery, and we look forward to news of your imminent return to fighting-fit health!

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By day, I fight the crimes of grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors in the publishing industry while chained to a desk. But. By night... when my two litt ones are tucked up for sleep, I immerse myself within the wonders of the music world and nurture my obsession through the random ramblings and musings on The Blue-in-Green Blog.

All of that, you guessed correctly... while chained to my other desk.

The Blue-in-Green Sessions (hence the blog name) has existed since 2006 and focuses
on the very best that I can get my hands on in soul, jazz and funk
music.
The radio station and the blog aims to chronicle my adventures in soul music as I
discover new artists/albums and interview a fair few along the way too.
The plan is/was/and always will be to hopefully put you guys on to
something fantastic and new in the world of soul music. If you've never
heard of them, and like what you hear, then that's great; if it makes
you want to get in touch and pitch things my way, then that's even
better.